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Israel And The Unexpected New World Order
A strange piece, a bit far afield from our usual fare here at Rantburg, that casts current events in a different light.
[Jpost] Geographically, Israel is just off-center. Why then is it treated with such respect, especially by the likes of Russia and China?

In the new and surprising economic world order, Israel could gain a degree of wealth not seen since the days of King Solomon.

For the Western world, strong new alliances between certain non-Western countries constitute something of a mystery. But while the West is distracted by political uprisings and remains enamored with the idea of its own "manifest destiny," a new world order is emerging, dominated by up-and-coming global superpowers like Russia, China and India.

Over the past eight years, many unexpected diplomatic changes have occurred. The Islamic Theocratic Republic of Iran has formed a partnership with the "infidel" nation of Russia. Less than two years ago, Russia moved into Syria, and shows no signs of leaving. And Syria, despite its own problem with radical Islam, has strengthened bonds with Iran’s fundamentalist regime.
Posted by: trailing wife 2017-07-11
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=492300